I love having vases of fresh, colorful flowers scattered around my house this time of year. While we can’t just head outside to cut a bouquet of flowers on a cold and snowy January day, it is fun to put together a flower arrangement using flowers from the market and florist. Those pretty blooms give […]
mason jar picture vase
Spring is here and all those flowers are blooming around the yard! Earlier this week, I shared a DIY flowerpot project that would make a great Mother’s Day gift (click here for the directions). Here is another gift idea for mom involving flowers… For this project, you will need… large mason jar acrylic paint (any […]
washi wednesday–may day baskets
May Day baskets are a tradition of simpler times. People would gather all the flowers that the April showers brought and arrange them in pretty baskets, and then hang them on the doors of friends and neighbors as a way of welcoming the warmer weather. Of course, May Day is not celebrated by many people […]
happy holidays
Happy holidays, friends! As we all do at this time of year, I have been reflecting back on the previous twelve months. I want to thank you for supporting me as I started Polka Dots and Picket Fences. I am humbled and grateful each time someone tells me they tried one of the recipes I […]
friday’s favorites
My favorite things this week… checking out the Red Ball Project new wall prints for A’s newly decorated bedroom metal ribbon…can’t wait to create something with this gift from a friend a night at the ball game with the family reversible minion hat…one eye or two hydrangeas from the farmers’ market Happy weekend!
may blooms
My favorite time of the year is the last two weeks of May. Now if you have allergies, you may not agree with me. Everything is in full bloom here in northwest Ohio. The May blooms are so gorgeous that I wanted to share a few that I saw on my morning walk with the […]
may day baskets
Tomorrow is May Day! May Day is a spring holiday celebrated throughout Europe and North America on May 1st. Depending on where you live, there are various traditions involving dance, songs, and cakes. The customs of May Day were brought to the United States by early European settlers. One of the traditions that is still […]
fifties flashback
Our oldest daughter was in the ensemble of her high school’s production of GREASE this past weekend. What an amazing show it was…lots of talent, both onstage and off! There were four shows throughout the weekend…Friday evening, Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon, and Sunday evening. I thought it might be fun to surprise her with something […]
rain, rain…
I returned from our sunny spring break trip to…rain, rain, and more rain. Yes, it is spring in Ohio, and rain is forecasted every day this week! I know all the rain is worth it…April showers bring May flowers, or so they say. We did notice the grass in our yard is much greener after […]
sugar scrub
Are your valentine bouquets starting to droop a little? No need to toss them in the trash! Here’s an idea to make them last a little longer…just in a different form than those blossoms in the vase that you have admired all week. With a few simple ingredients, you can create a sugar scrub with […]